[Pirate] I! Orochimaru! I will never split! Chapter 148

Orochimaru looked at Garp, who had already reunited with Sengoku, his eyes somewhat vacant.

“Face…face…my experiment subject…”

Orochimaru began to emit a chilling black aura, his eyes bloodshot, his gaze like sharp blades piercing Shanks.

It’s all because of this annoying redhead!!

At this moment, Akainu and Shanks were still staring at each other. Akainu’s face was filled with resentment. To what extent did these pirates want to insult the Marines? They had already won, and they still wanted them to save face! Dream on!

But everyone’s attention was now focused on Orochimaru. Orochimaru was kneeling on the ground, his body twisting. White chakra surged like a raging tide, and Orochimaru’s skin gradually became covered in scales.

With a deafening roar, eight huge snake heads burst out from various parts of his body. Orochimaru’s body gradually disappeared, transforming into a thick snake body.

Each snake head opened its bloody maw, revealing chilling fangs, its tongue flicking out, and its cold vertical pupils gleamed with a bloodthirsty light.

On the battlefield, the hundred-meter-tall Yamata no Orochi stood like a demon god on the ice, its eight heads swaying continuously, looking down at the entire Marineford. The snake’s cold gaze seemed to penetrate the soul, sending shivers down everyone’s spines.

Everyone present gasped, their throats seemingly choked by fear.

Ace trembled as he pointed at Orochimaru, his voice a little distorted: “Lu…Luffy…what is that…”

Luffy also swallowed nervously: “Never…never seen it. This must be something new.”

The battle between Shanks and Akainu also came to an abrupt halt, their attention tightly drawn to this sudden behemoth.

Just then, the middle snake head suddenly opened its bloody maw, and Orochimaru actually squirmed out from within.

He was naked from the waist up, his eyes bloodshot, staring intently at the redhead, the burning anger in his eyes seeming to devour everything: “Damn redhead! Give me back my experiment subject!!!!”

Orochimaru spread his arms wide, and the other seven snake heads simultaneously opened their huge mouths, aiming at Orochimaru. Energy rapidly gathered in front of him, forming a huge and dazzling sphere. The powerful energy fluctuations seemed to tear the air apart, and that destructive aura aimed directly at Shanks.

Seeing this, Shanks’s face changed drastically, and he hurriedly ordered his pirate ship to sail away from this dangerous area.

When the energy ball was finally complete, a bright light, as if it could pierce the sky, flashed and shot towards Shanks.

Shanks’s expression was grave. He imbued his sword with Conqueror’s Haki and swung it forcefully. The powerful force collided with the energy ball, actually sending it flying.

He knew well that if this energy ball exploded here, the consequences would be unimaginable.

The deflected energy ball flew into the distance and exploded with a roar on the sea, a huge mushroom cloud rising into the sky, covering the sun, and waves like enraged beasts surged wildly in all directions.

[Skill reference image assembled in the paragraph comments]

Shanks frowned deeply, his gaze like a blade as he looked at Orochimaru, shouting angrily:

“Orochimaru! You’ve gone too far! Are you playing for real? You should know how many people would die if that energy ball landed!”

Orochimaru, however, looked disdainful and roared back:

“What does it matter to me? Hmph, what? A Yonko like you actually cares about other pirates? And the Marines?

Don’t joke around! If you can’t block it, then die with them! Today, you must return my experiment subject!!!”

Shanks’s expression was not good. He turned to look at Luffy.

“What experiment subject?”

(ー`´ー) Luffy frowned at Shanks. Shanks actually yelled at Orochimaru. Orochimaru knew his limits, didn’t he?

“It’s that Blackbeard guy.”

???? Shanks was a bit confused.

“What beard?”

(`´) “Blackbeard!”

“What about Blackbeard?”

Luffy’s mouth twitched slightly, his shark-like face roaring at the person.

o(▼皿▼メ;)o

“Enough! What useless game are you playing! Blackbeard! That one guy! The one who captured Ace!

Orochimaru picked him up to make him some kind of experiment subject! He was blocked by you and then snatched away by Grandpa!”

Shanks’s face was filled with disbelief. Blackbeard had actually been defeated. And the Whitebeard who arrived later made him even more stunned.

How could Whitebeard be fine? This was completely beyond his expectations. Logically, Whitebeard’s body was already on its last legs and absolutely could not withstand Blackbeard’s schemes, which was why he had rushed here so frantically. But the current situation was completely different from what he had imagined.

And seeing Roger walking slowly and blankly behind Whitebeard, Shanks was even more bewildered. Was he dreaming?

No, no…it should be some kind of Imitation Fruit ability. The captain has been dead for more than 20 years, how could he be alive? And the captain wasn’t this clean, nor was his skin this good.

The Red-Haired Pirates, who were rushing, did not see the live broadcast that followed.

It should be said that no one saw the live broadcast of Roger’s revival, because Sengoku urgently cut it off. Even if Roger appeared later, others would have thought it was some Devil Fruit ability.

Meanwhile, Sabo walked through the crowd and arrived in front of the Yamata no Orochi.

The snake head containing Orochimaru instinctively lowered itself, looking at Sabo.

Sabo gently embraced the huge snake head, stroking it tenderly.

“Good boy…don’t be angry anymore, change back.”

The snake’s body paused for a moment, then the Yamata no Orochi’s body gradually shrank, returning to Orochimaru’s form.

Sabo looked at the naked Orochimaru. Before he fully transformed back into human form, Sabo quickly wrapped his jacket around Orochimaru, carefully buttoning it from the collar all the way down to the hem.

Orochimaru pouted aggrievedly: “My experiment subject…”

Sabo dotingly stroked Orochimaru’s head: “Good boy… Even if you got him, Luffy wouldn’t agree to you using him for research.”

Orochimaru was online, unconvinced (#`n´)

“Then I can at least collect him…and I’m not afraid of him anyway.”

Ace cheekily squeezed in, resting his head on Sabo’s shoulder.

“Really not afraid? I heard Luffy plans to learn Grandpa’s love slaps. You’re Luffy’s vice-captain, so you probably can’t escape, and Luffy is your older brother, so who told you to be so mischievous?”

After speaking, his gaze pointedly glanced at a certain spot behind the person.

Sabo blinked, a little confused.

Orochimaru narrowed his eyes, looking at Ace with a smile.

“You’re alive again, aren’t you… Do you need me to help you recall your experiences from being captured until now? Ace, who hasn’t changed his underwear in half a year, and your childhood bed-wetting photos, I think Roger might really need them.”

“That was clearly you who poured the water!!!”

Ace gnashed his teeth, glaring at Orochimaru, sparks practically flying from his eyes.

Sabo grabbed both of their ears, one in each hand, making them look at him simultaneously, also smiling and narrowing his eyes.

“After I left, you three… are you hiding some secret from me that I don’t know about…”

Orochimaru didn’t react, just turned his head away from them.

Seeing this, Ace furtively leaned into Sabo’s ear and mumbled, explaining the love slap.

“Like this… this… and that and that.”

Sabo pushed Ace away speechlessly, then carried away the almost shattered Orochimaru.

“We won’t bother with him. He’s an older brother, yet so childish. As if he’s not afraid of Garp himself.

I think you can teach Garp’s love slap to Whitebeard, so Ace can experience it properly too.

Or you can hit him back yourself. I’ll help you pull down his pants and teach him not to seek death for no reason.”

Ace stood petrified, watching Sabo carry Orochimaru away… his Elkonian hand reaching out to the two of them.

“Hey… where are you going…”